Pago Pago,, Milford, MA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

P pappythesailor Tiki Socialite Mass. Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1564	P pappythesailor Posted posted on Sun, Aug 7, 2005 7:57 PM The wife and I made the trek to Milford, MA to see the Pago Pago. After reading about it in TRT, I knew I wasn't in for any great tiki experience and got even less. Here's a couple of outside shots--not bad, right? Nice A-frame, tiki mask, hula girl--ok, in we went. That was the end of the tiki. The inside had been remodeled in a gaudy nightmare of pinks, reds and plum in a vague floral pattern that wasn't South Seas or Chinese but was just wretchedly ugly. All the decor had that same hopeless, misplaced sass of furniture left on the curb. Unwanted by everyone but here it was. This was the best pic I could take of the place: The owner said this room was built in 1980 but didn't remember when the place was remodeled but he tought it was in the last ten years (I swore it was 1982 because that was the year plum was a big color!) I got the feeling the place was trying so hard NOT to be tiki that it forgot to be anything (but ugly). That's the bad stuff. The good news is that it still appears reasonably popular (although we were the youngest people in there by 25 years or more!). It was also quite clean (my wife wasn't impressed with the bathroom), the food was good and came quickly. I got the Sizzling Steak Fiji, being one of the last Polynesian things on the menu but my wife was going to do her thing and got Schezuan Chicken. The waitress dropped one of my pieces of steak but made it up to me by bringing me some white rice which I neglected to order. Food was above average but not much; maybe 6 out of 10. I asked for my Mai Tai in a tiki mug and the friendly waitress didn't blink when I asked to buy it. She even gave me a brand new one. I rate my Mai Tai a 5 out of 10 and the wahine wasn't drinking 'cause she's with child so that's it for drinks (sorry!) Here's my ferocious tiki mug. Don't pick on him as he's the first one I've ever gotten out in the field. Anyway, I predict bad things for the Pago Pago unless they put in bamboo and palms, ditch the pink and plum and ebrace their tiki heritage. [ Edited by: pappythesailor 2008-06-28 21:31 ]

The wife and I made the trek to Milford, MA to see the Pago Pago. After reading about it in TRT, I knew I wasn't in for any great tiki experience and got even less.

Here's a couple of outside shots--not bad, right?

Nice A-frame, tiki mask, hula girl--ok, in we went. That was the end of the tiki. The inside had been remodeled in a gaudy nightmare of pinks, reds and plum in a vague floral pattern that wasn't South Seas or Chinese but was just wretchedly ugly. All the decor had that same hopeless, misplaced sass of furniture left on the curb. Unwanted by everyone but here it was. This was the best pic I could take of the place:

The owner said this room was built in 1980 but didn't remember when the place was remodeled but he tought it was in the last ten years (I swore it was 1982 because that was the year plum was a big color!) I got the feeling the place was trying so hard NOT to be tiki that it forgot to be anything (but ugly).

That's the bad stuff. The good news is that it still appears reasonably popular (although we were the youngest people in there by 25 years or more!). It was also quite clean (my wife wasn't impressed with the bathroom), the food was good and came quickly. I got the Sizzling Steak Fiji, being one of the last Polynesian things on the menu but my wife was going to do her thing and got Schezuan Chicken. The waitress dropped one of my pieces of steak but made it up to me by bringing me some white rice which I neglected to order. Food was above average but not much; maybe 6 out of 10. I asked for my Mai Tai in a tiki mug and the friendly waitress didn't blink when I asked to buy it. She even gave me a brand new one. I rate my Mai Tai a 5 out of 10 and the wahine wasn't drinking 'cause she's with child so that's it for drinks (sorry!)

Here's my ferocious tiki mug. Don't pick on him as he's the first one I've ever gotten out in the field.

Anyway, I predict bad things for the Pago Pago unless they put in bamboo and palms, ditch the pink and plum and ebrace their tiki heritage.

[ Edited by: pappythesailor 2008-06-28 21:31 ]

Post #177976 by pappythesailor on Sun, Aug 7, 2005 7:57 PM